Dr. Walid Alhussin
Consultant neonatologist with 18 years' experience in critical newborn and premature infant care
Newborn Care (Neonatology)ConsultantChildren's Health (Pediatrics)
Experience
26 years
Languages
Arabic, English
Location
Al Nahda, Dubai
Sees
children
- ✦Head of NICU at King Khaled Hospital, Saudi Arabia (2013–2016)
- ✦Regional Director for Ministry of Health Neonatal Service Improvement Program, Saudi Arabia (2013–2016)
- ✦Director and instructor of Neonatal Resuscitation Program (2013–2016)
- ✦Published research on prostaglandin complications in newborns with congenital heart disease in the Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
About Dr. Walid Alhussin
Dr. Walid Alhussin is a Consultant Neonatologist at Zulekha Hospital in Sharjah with 18 years of clinical experience managing critically ill and premature newborns. He holds an MBBS from Damascus University (2000) and is board-certified in pediatrics by the Arab Board. His advanced training includes fellowships in neonatal-perinatal medicine from Saudi Arabia and McMaster University in Canada, completed in 2020.
Dr. Alhussin has held senior positions across the Gulf region, including Head of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at King Khaled Hospital in Saudi Arabia and Regional Director for the Ministry of Health Neonatal Service Improvement Program. His clinical expertise covers care of extremely premature and growth-restricted newborns, neonatal ventilation techniques, neonatal resuscitation, feeding and nutrition management, and neurological assessment and developmental follow-up. He has published research on complications in newborns with congenital heart disease and contributed to international conferences.
Dr. Alhussin is a good fit if your newborn requires intensive care management, has respiratory difficulties, needs specialized feeding support, or requires developmental assessment after a complicated birth. He is fluent in English and Arabic.
Special interests: care of extremely premature and growth-restricted newborns, neonatal ventilation, neonatal nutrition and growth follow-up, golden hour resuscitation, neonatal neurology and developmental follow-up.
A good choice if you…
- ✓Your newborn needs intensive care for prematurity or critical illness
- ✓Your baby has respiratory problems requiring specialized ventilation
- ✓Your infant requires expert feeding and nutrition management after a difficult birth
